阅读说明：本技术 具有第一部分电梯系统和第二部分电梯系统的电梯系统 (Elevator system with a first part of an elevator system and a second part of an elevator system ) 是由 斯特凡·格斯登美尔 约格·米勒 于 2019-08-14 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种电梯系统(100),该电梯系统包括第一部分电梯系统(110),其具有从下楼层(101)延伸到端楼层(105)的至少一个第一电梯井道(111、112、113、114)并且具有至少一个可在至少一个第一电梯井道(111、112、113、114)中移动的第一轿厢(115)；还包括第二部分电梯系统(120),其具有至少一个变井道多轿厢系统,该系统具有至少两个从中楼层(102)延伸到上楼层(104)的第二电梯井道(121、122、123、124)并且具有至少一个在至少两个第二电梯井道(121、122、123、124)中移动的第二轿厢(125),其中上楼层(104)在中楼层(102)上方,下楼层(101)在中楼层(102)下方,其中至少一个变更楼层(103)构建用于允许乘客在第一部分电梯系统(110)的至少一个的第一电梯井道(111、112、113、114)和第二部分电梯系统(120)的至少两个第二电梯井道(121、122、123、124)之间变更,并且其中该至少一个的变更楼层(103)位于中楼层(102)和上楼层(104)之间。(The invention relates to an elevator system (100) comprising a first partial elevator system (110) having at least one first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114) extending from a lower floor (101) to an end floor (105) and having at least one first car (115) movable in the at least one first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114); also included is a second portion of an elevator system (120) having at least one variable-hoistway multi-car system, the system has at least two second elevator shafts (121, 122, 123, 124) extending from the intermediate floor (102) to the upper floor (104) and has at least one second car (125) moving in the at least two second elevator shafts (121, 122, 123, 124), wherein the upper floor (104) is above the middle floor (102), the lower floor (101) is below the middle floor (102), wherein the at least one change floor (103) is constructed for allowing passengers to change between a first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114) of at least one of the first part-elevator systems (110) and at least two second elevator shafts (121, 122, 123, 124) of the second part-elevator system (120), and wherein the at least one change floor (103) is located between the middle floor (102) and the upper floor (104).)

1. Elevator system (100) comprising

A first part of an elevator system (110) having at least one first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114) extending from a lower floor (101) to an end floor (105) and having at least one first car (115) movable in the at least one first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114),

a second part of the elevator system (120) having at least one variable-hoistway multi-car system having at least two second elevator hoistways (121, 122, 123, 124) extending from the middle floor (102) to the upper floor (104) and having at least one second car (125) moving in the at least two second elevator hoistways (121, 122, 123, 124),

wherein the upper floor (104) is above the middle floor (102), the lower floor (101) is below the middle floor (102),

wherein the at least one change floor (103) is constructed for allowing passengers to change between a first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114) of at least one of the first part-elevator systems (110) and at least two second elevator shafts (121, 122, 123, 124) of the second part-elevator system (120), and

wherein at least one of the change floors (103) is located between a middle floor (102) and an upper floor (104).

2. Elevator system (100) according to claim 1, wherein the change floor (103) of at least one is located in an intermediate area between the intermediate floor (102) and the upper floor (104), in particular in the middle or at least substantially in the middle between the intermediate floor (102) and the upper floor (104).

3. The elevator system (100) of claim 1 or 2, wherein in the second partial elevator system (120) the at least one second car (125) is alterable between at least two second elevator hoistways (121, 122, 123, 124).

4. Elevator system (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the intermediate floor (102) and/or the upper floor (104) are each arranged such that the at least one second car (125) can be changed between at least two second elevator hoistways (121, 122, 123, 124).

5. Elevator system (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the first partial elevator system (110) has at least one single-car system and/or at least one double-deck car system and/or at least one multi-car system and/or at least one variable-hoistway multi-car system.

6. The elevator system (100) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one change floor (103) is configured to enable passengers to change between the at least one first car (115) and the at least one second car (125).

7. Elevator system (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein at least one change floor (103) is provided for enabling a car (115, 125) to be changed between a first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114) of at least one of the first part of elevator systems (110) and a second elevator shaft (121, 122, 123, 124) of at least two of the second part of elevator systems (120).

8. The elevator system (100) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the first partial elevator system (110) is designed as a conveying system for a second partial elevator system (120).

9. Elevator system (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the lower floor (101) is an entrance floor.

10. Elevator system (100) according to any one of the preceding claims,

wherein an end floor is at least one of the change floors (103), in particular the uppermost change floor of at least one of the change floors (103), or

Wherein the end floor is a floor (105) located above at least one of the change floors (103), in particular above an upper floor (104).

11. Elevator system (100) according to any of the preceding claims, having

At least one third partial elevator system (220) having at least one variable-hoistway multi-car system having at least two third elevator hoistways (221, 222, 223, 224) extending between two floors (202, 204) above an upper floor (104) and having at least one third car (225) moving in at least two of the third elevator hoistways (221, 222, 223, 224),

wherein at least one second change floor (203) is provided for enabling passengers to change between a first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114) of at least one of the first partial elevator systems (110) and a third elevator shaft (221, 222, 223, 224) of at least two of the at least one third partial elevator system (220), and

wherein the second change floor (203) of at least one is located between two floors (202, 204) between which the third elevator shafts (221, 222, 223, 224) of at least two extend.

12. The elevator system (100) of claim 11, wherein the variable-hoistway multi-car system of at least one of the second portion of the elevator system (120) and the variable-hoistway multi-car system of at least one of the third portion of the elevator system (220) are operable in combination such that they operate in combination

At least one second car (125) and at least one third car (225) are movable in at least two second elevator shafts (121, 122, 123, 124) and at least two third elevator shafts (221, 222, 223, 224), respectively, and

at least one of the second cars (125) and at least one of the third cars (225) are changed between at least two of the second elevator hoistways (121, 122, 123, 124) and at least two of the third elevator hoistways (221, 222, 223, 224), respectively.

13. Method for performing a transportation process from a starting floor to a destination floor in an elevator system (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein

Performing a first part of the transport process from a starting floor to at least one change floor (103) in a first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114) of at least one of the first part of the elevator system (110),

in at least one of the change floors (103), a change is made between a first elevator shaft (111, 112, 123, 114) of at least one of the first partial elevator systems (110) and a second elevator shaft (121, 122, 123, 124) of at least two of the second partial elevator systems (120), and

a second part of the transport process from the at least one change floor (103) to the destination floor is carried out in at least two second elevator shafts (121, 122, 123, 124) of a second part of the elevator system (120).

14. Method for performing a transportation process from a starting floor to a destination floor in an elevator system (100) according to any of claims 1-12, wherein

Performing a first part of the transport process from the starting floor to at least one change floor (103) in at least two second elevator shafts (121, 122, 123, 124) of a second part of the elevator system (120),

in at least one change floor (103), a change is made between at least two second elevator shafts (121, 122, 123, 124) of the second part of elevator system (120) and at least one first elevator shaft (111, 112, 123, 114) of the first part of elevator system (110), and

a second part of the transport process from the at least one change floor (103) to the destination floor is carried out in a first elevator shaft (111, 112, 123, 114) of at least one of the first part of the elevator system (110).

Technical Field

The invention relates to an elevator system with a first part of an elevator system and a second part of an elevator system, and to a method for carrying out a transport process from a starting floor to a destination floor in such an elevator system.

Background

High-rise buildings and buildings with a large number of floors require a complex elevator system to cope with all traffic processes as efficiently as possible and to be able to transport individual passengers to the destination floor as quickly as possible without waiting for a long time.

It has turned out that so-called variable-hoistway multi-car systems are particularly effective, for example by the applicantElevator systems are sold and described in e.g. DE 102014224323 a 1. A variable-hoistway multi-car system includes a plurality of cars movable in a set of elevator hoistways. The car can be moved both vertically in the individual elevator shafts and horizontally between the individual elevator shafts.

For example, a plurality of such variable-hoistway multi-car systems may be used in a building independently of one another for different portions or areas of the building. A first variable-hoistway multi-car system may be used as the floors 1 to 10, a second variable-hoistway multi-car system may be used as the floors 11 to 20, a third variable-hoistway multi-car system may be used as the floors 21 to 30, and so on.

The present invention aims to improve the efficiency of an elevator system. Especially the transport capacity of the elevator system. In addition, especially in elevator systems comprising shuttle elevators and local elevators, the loading and unloading of the elevator system car is to be achieved at a faster speed.

Disclosure of Invention

According to the invention, an elevator system and a method for carrying out a transport process from a starting floor to a destination floor in such an elevator system are presented with the features of the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments are the subject matter of the dependent claims and the following description.

The elevator system according to the invention has a two-part elevator system. A first portion of the elevator system has at least one first elevator hoistway extending from a lower floor to an end floor. At least one first car is movable in at least one first elevator hoistway. The second part of the elevator system has at least two second elevator hoistways extending from the middle floor to the upper floor. In addition, the second elevator system has at least one variable-hoistway multi-car system, at least one second car being movable in at least two second elevator hoistways. The upper floor is located above the middle floor. The lower floor is located below the middle floor.

At least one change floor is provided so that passengers can change between at least one first elevator shaft of a first part of the elevator systems and at least two second elevator shafts of a second part of the elevator systems. Here, the term "change" includes, inter alia, the transfer of passengers from one car to another and the horizontal movement of the cars between two elevator hoistways.

At least one change floor is located between the middle floor and the upper floor. Furthermore, at least one change floor is located above the lower floor. In this context, the term "between" should be understood in particular as meaning that the at least one change floor is neither a middle floor nor an upper floor, but at least one floor between a middle floor and an upper floor. In particular, there is at least one floor between the at least one change floor and the middle floor and between the at least one change floor and the upper floor, respectively.

In particular, a special floor between the middle floor and the upper floor may be designed as a change floor. It is advantageous to set a plurality of, in particular adjacent, floors, i.e. floors directly above one another, as change floors. The at least one change floor can be designed, for example, as a double floor or as a multi-floor, similar to a double-floor lobby or a multi-floor lobby, with a multiplicity of possible ways of entering and leaving the car on top of one another.

The first and second partial elevator systems can in particular be operated independently of one another. Advantageously, each of the two partial elevator systems has further components for moving the respective first and second cars, e.g. rails or guide rails arranged in the respective first and second elevator shaft and a drive for moving the cars.

The second part of the elevator system is in particular a local system or a local group in which the transport process between the intermediate and upper floors or the stopping in the floors between these intermediate and upper floors is carried out with at least one second car. The at least one variable-hoistway multi-car system provides a particularly efficient possibility to efficiently carry out the transport process in the second part of the elevator system arranged as a partial group. In such a variable-hoistway multi-car system, the at least one second car can be changed between at least two second elevator hoistways. The second car can be moved both vertically back and forth in the respective second elevator shaft and horizontally between the second elevator shafts. Generally, such a variable-hoistway multi-car system includes, among other things, a plurality of second cars that are movable in a set of second elevator hoistways. It is also conceivable that the second part of the elevator system comprises a plurality of separate variable-shaft multi-car systems, which can be arranged adjacent to one another, for example, or also on top of one another.

The middle and upper floors can be any floors of a building comprising an elevator system, which are located above the lower floors, respectively. Advantageously, the intermediate floor may be at least a fifth floor or at least a tenth floor. Between the intermediate floor and the upper floor there is in particular at least one floor, i.e. at least one change floor. Advantageously, a large number of floors are located between the middle floor and the upper floor, for example at least between five and ten floors.

The first part of the elevator system is especially a docking or shuttle system for transporting passengers e.g. from an entrance or lobby floor or from another part of the elevator system into the second part of the elevator system, i.e. into a local group. Conversely, passengers can be transported away from the second part of the elevator system by the first part of the elevator system, i.e. by the docking or shuttle system. For this purpose, at least one change floor is provided, in which a passenger can change between the elevator shaft of the first part of the elevator system and the elevator shaft of the second part of the elevator system. Advantageously, passengers can transfer between elevator shafts or between cars moving in elevator shafts in at least one change floor.

Within the scope of the invention it has been recognized that it is of great advantage if the change floors from the shuttle system to the partial group are located between two floors between which the partial group extends. Thereby, the elevator system can be operated with high efficiency, and the handling capacity can be increased. In contrast, if the change floor is the middle floor itself or the upper floor itself, only low levels of efficiency and transfer capacity or transport capacity can be achieved.

As passengers are transferred from the first part of the elevator system, i.e. the shuttle system, to the second part of the elevator system, i.e. the local group, in floors between the middle floor and the upper floor, a large number of passengers can be efficiently allocated to the second elevator shaft, depending on the destination floor to which each passenger wants to reach. For example, a first portion of the transfer passengers may be assigned to a first portion of the second elevator hoistway or a first portion of the second car to transport the respective passengers into a lower region between the at least one change floor and the intermediate floor. Accordingly, a second portion of the transfer passengers may be assigned to a second portion of the second hoistway or a second portion of the second car for transporting the passengers to an upper region between the at least one change floor and the upper floor. Advantageously, therefore, a portion of the second car can only serve a particular portion of the floors of the second portion of the elevator system.

Likewise, a large number of passengers can also be allocated efficiently, in particular if both passengers change from the first part of the elevator system to the second part of the elevator system and also passengers change from the second part of the elevator system to the first part of the elevator system at the same time. For example, a first portion of the transfer passengers from the first portion of the elevator system to the second portion of the elevator system may be assigned to a first portion of the second elevator hoistway or the second car in a manner similar to that described above for the transportation process into the lower region. For example, at the same time or substantially the same time, a portion of the passengers from the upper zone that are changed from the second portion of the elevator system to the first portion of the elevator system may be assigned to the first elevator hoistway or the first car. After the passengers have been assigned to the first elevator shaft or the first car, a corresponding second part of the second elevator shaft or a second part of the second car is advantageously prepared in the at least one change floor to accommodate the passengers changing from the first part of the elevator system to the second part of the elevator system and to transport them there to the upper area.

Overall, the invention thus provides the possibility of efficiently allocating passengers or passenger flows to the elevator shaft and to the cars in at least one change floor. In this way, a large number of passengers can be transported in a short time or the transport time can be reduced. Thus, the efficiency and the transport capacity or transport capacity can be increased. In contrast, if the change floor is, for example, a middle floor or an upper floor, the transfer passenger cannot be so effectively assigned.

The exact position of the at least one change floor in the area between the intermediate floor and the upper floor can be selected in particular depending on the transport process to be carried out in the second part of the elevator system or depending on the starting floor and/or the destination floor of the transport process. The position of the at least one change floor can advantageously be selected as a function of the transport processes to be carried out in such a way that the most efficient possible allocation of passengers or passenger flows is achieved. The change floor can also advantageously be arranged in the area near the middle floor, for example, if more traffic courses in floors near the middle floor are to be carried out in the second part of the elevator system.

The at least one change floor is advantageously located in the middle area between the middle floor and the upper floor. In this case, a middle zone is understood to mean, in particular, a zone which is defined by a predetermined number of floors around a floor located midway between the middle floor and the upper floor. For example, the area may include between one floor and five floors. Such a position of the at least one change floor is particularly suitable, for example, if the same number of transport processes is to be performed in almost all floors between the middle floor and the upper floor.

According to a particularly preferred embodiment, the at least one change floor is located in the middle or at least substantially in the middle between the middle floor and the upper floor. In this connection, in the middle or at least substantially in the middle, it is to be understood that the first number of floors between the at least one change floor and the middle floor and the second number of floors between the at least one change floor and the upper floor are identical or differ by at most one. This position of the at least one change floor is also advantageous if the same number of transport processes is to be performed in almost all floors between the middle floor and the upper floor. Such a position of the at least one change floor enables particularly efficient allocation of passengers and particularly high transfer capacity or transport capacity.

In the second part of the elevator system, the at least one second car can preferably be changed between at least two second elevator shafts. In order to change between the second elevator shafts, the second car can be moved horizontally, in particular in the connection region between the second elevator shafts or in a shaft extending horizontally with the second elevator shafts. The invention is particularly suitable for what the applicant proposesElevator systems in which a plurality of cars can be moved independently of one another in one or more hoistway sections by means of linear motor drives. Such an elevator system with a plurality of cars which can be changed between shaft sections is known, for example, from DE 102014224323 a 1.

In this case, the intermediate and/or upper floors are preferably each arranged such that the at least one second car can be changed between at least two second elevator shafts. Advantageously, a further floor can be provided between the intermediate floor and the upper floor, respectively, so that here the at least one second car can be switched between at least two second elevator shafts. In the floors constructed in this way, the second cars can advantageously be moved horizontally between the second elevator shafts, in particular by means of linear motors, respectively.

The first part of the elevator system advantageously has at least one single-car system. A car system or single car system is to be understood as meaning in particular a system in which the cars can be moved in an elevator shaft. For example, a plurality of such a car system can be provided, wherein a first car can be moved in a first elevator shaft.

Alternatively or additionally, the first part of the elevator system can preferably have at least one multi-car system. In this case, a multi-car system is to be understood in particular as meaning that a plurality of cars can be moved in exactly one elevator shaft. The cars of a multi-car system can in particular be moved independently of each other.

Alternatively or additionally, the first part of the elevator system may preferably have at least one double-deck car system, wherein both cars are movable in one elevator shaft. The two cars are typically firmly connected to each other and are typically not able to move independently of each other. For double-deck car systems of this type, two floors on top of one another or a double floor can advantageously be provided as change floors.

The first portion of the elevator system may alternatively or additionally also have at least one variable-hoistway multi-car system. This provides a particularly efficient possibility of efficiently transporting a large number of passengers to or from the second part of the elevator system in the first part of the elevator system provided as a shuttle system.

At least one change floor is advantageously provided so that passengers can change between the at least one first car and the at least one second car. Thus, the at least one change floor is a transfer floor, in which passengers can leave and enter the car. The at least one change floor can in particular be designed like a lobby. For example, the change floors can also be designed as a double or multi-story lobby and thus provide the possibility of entering and leaving cars on top of each other.

At least one change floor can alternatively or additionally preferably be provided for enabling a car to be changed between a first elevator shaft of at least one of the first part of elevator systems and a second elevator shaft of at least two of the second part of elevator systems. This design is particularly useful when the first and second portions of the elevator system each have at least one variable-hoistway multi-car system.

The first part of the elevator system is advantageously designed as a transport system for the second part of the elevator system. The transport system is advantageously provided for e.g. transporting passengers from an entrance floor or another part of the elevator system to a second part of the elevator system provided as a local group and vice versa.

According to a preferred embodiment, the lower floor is an entrance floor. The first part of the elevator system is thus provided especially as a transport or shuttle system between the entrance floor and the second part of the elevator system.

The end floor of the at least one first elevator shaft may be the at least one change floor, in particular the uppermost change floor of the at least one change floor. Advantageously, the end floor is a floor above the at least one change floor. Preferably, the end floor is a floor above the upper floor. The at least one first elevator shaft therefore extends in particular beyond the at least one change floor. The first part of the elevator system can thus be used in particular also for other purposes, and not only as a transport system or shuttle system for the second part of the elevator system, for example for transporting passengers between the end floor and the lower floor.

According to a preferred embodiment, the elevator system has at least one third partial elevator system, which in turn has at least one variable-shaft multi-car system with at least two third elevator shafts which extend above the upper floor between two floors and which have at least one third car which can be moved in the at least two third elevator shafts. These third elevator systems are each preferably designed similarly to the second partial elevator system and are in particular provided as further partial systems or further partial groups. In the elevator system, therefore, a large number of different partial groups are advantageously provided, which extend in particular one above the other.

The at least one second change floor is advantageously provided for enabling passengers to change between the first elevator shaft of at least one of the first part-elevator systems and the third elevator shaft of at least two of the at least one third part-elevator system. The at least one second change floor is advantageously similar in design to the at least one change floor. The at least one second change floor is advantageously located between two floors between which the at least two third elevator shafts extend. The design of these third elevator systems and these second change floors is similar to the above description of the second elevator systems and change floors. The first part-elevator system can thus be used in particular as a transport or shuttle system for the second part-elevator system and for a further third part-elevator system. The first partial elevator system can thus be used in particular in a corresponding manner as a transport or shuttle system for a large number of partial groups or parts of elevator systems.

According to one advantageous embodiment, the variable-shaft multi-car system of at least one of the second partial elevator systems and the variable-shaft multi-car system of at least one of the third partial elevator systems can be operated in combination with one another. Thus, these variable-hoistway multi-car systems can operate independently of each other, but can also be combined as necessary. In the combined operation, the at least one second car and the at least one third car are preferably movable in each case in at least two second elevator shafts and in at least two third elevator shafts, and furthermore preferably are each changed between at least two second elevator shafts and at least two third elevator shafts. For this purpose, the second and third elevator shafts can each be designed, for example, as part of a superordinate elevator shaft or can also be designed as separate elevator shafts which can be connected to one another if necessary.

The invention also relates to a method for performing a transportation process from a starting floor to a destination floor in an elevator system as described above. The advantages and preferred configurations of the elevator system according to the invention and of the method according to the invention emerge in a corresponding manner from the present description.

According to a first aspect, if the destination floor is in the area between the middle and upper floors, a first part of the transport process from the starting floor to at least one change floor is first carried out in a first elevator shaft of at least one of the first part of the elevator systems, preferably with at least one first car, within the scope of the inventive method. In the at least one change floor, a change is made between a first elevator shaft of at least one of the first part of elevator systems and a second elevator shaft of at least two of the second part of elevator systems. In particular, a change from the respective first car to one of the second cars can be made in one of the change floors. Then, a second part of the transport process of at least one change floor to the destination floor is carried out in the second elevator shaft of at least two of the second part of the elevator system, advantageously with the respective second car. This second part of the transport process can advantageously take place from at least one change floor upwards or downwards, depending on whether the destination floor is above or below the at least one change floor. Alternatively, the first car can also be changed from at least one first elevator shaft to at least two second elevator shafts in at least one change floor and a second partial transport process is carried out there. In this case the starting floor is preferably a lower floor, particularly preferably an entrance floor.

According to a second aspect, if the starting floor is in the area between the middle and upper floors, a first part of the transport process from the starting floor to at least one change floor is first carried out in the second elevator shaft of at least two of the second part of the elevator system within the scope of the invention, preferably with one of the second cars. This first part of the transport process advantageously takes place downwards or upwards depending on whether the starting floor is above or below the at least one change floor. In the at least one change floor, a change is made between the second elevator shaft of at least two of the second part of elevator systems and the first elevator shaft of at least one of the first part of elevator systems. In particular, the respective second car is changed to one of the first cars in the change floor. A second part of the transport process from the at least one change floor to the destination floor is then carried out in the first elevator shaft of at least one of the first part of the elevator systems, advantageously with the respective first car. Alternatively, in at least one change floor, the second car is changed, in particular from at least two second elevator shafts to at least one first elevator shaft, and a second partial transport process takes place there. In this case, the destination floor is preferably a lower floor, particularly preferably an entrance floor.

Further advantages and improvements of the invention emerge from the description and the drawings.

It goes without saying that the features mentioned above and those yet to be explained below can be used not only in the respectively specified combination but also in other combinations or alone without departing from the scope of the invention.

Drawings

The invention is schematically illustrated by means of embodiments in the drawings and will be described below with reference to the drawings.

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fig. 1 schematically shows a preferred embodiment of an elevator system according to the invention.

Fig. 2 schematically shows another preferred embodiment of the elevator system according to the invention.

Detailed Description

In fig. 1 a preferred embodiment of an elevator system according to the invention is schematically shown and indicated by 100.

The elevator system has a first partial elevator system 110 and a second partial elevator system 120, wherein the second partial elevator system 120 is designed in particular as a partial group and the first partial elevator system 110 is used as a shuttle or docking system for the partial group 120.

In the example shown, the first partial elevator system 110 has four first elevator hoistways 111, 112, 113, 114, which extend from the lower floor 101 to the end floor 105 via the change floor 103, respectively. A plurality of first cars 115 are movable in the elevator hoistways 111, 112, 113, 114. For example, in the elevator hoistways 111 and 113, the car 115 moves only upward, and in the elevator hoistways 112 and 114 only downward.

The first portion of the elevator system 110 may be designed as a variable-hoistway multi-car system such that each first car 115 may be changed between different elevator hoistways 111, 112, 113, 114, e.g., in floors 101 and 105.

In the example shown, the second part of the elevator system has four second elevator hoistways 121, 122, 123, 124, which extend from the middle floor 102 to the upper floor 104, respectively. A plurality of second cars 125 are movable in the second elevator hoistways 121, 122, 123, 124. For example, in the elevator hoistways 121 and 123, the car 125 moves only upward, and in the elevator hoistways 122 and 124, only downward.

The second portion of the elevator system 120 is also designed as a variable-hoistway multi-car system, where the second car 125 can be changed between elevator hoistways 121, 122, 123, 124, such as in the middle floor 102 and the upper floor 104.

The lower floor 101 is e.g. an entrance or lobby floor of a building with an elevator system 100. For example, a service floor 106 may be provided below the entrance floor 101, in which a first car 115 may be removed from the first elevator hoistway 111, 112, 113, 114 for maintenance and/or repair of these removed cars.

The middle floor 102 is located above the lower floor 101 and is, for example, the tenth floor of the building. Further, the middle floor 102 is below an upper floor 104, which is, for example, the 20 th floor of a building. The floor 105 to which the first elevator shaft 111, 112, 113, 114 extends is above the upper floor 104 and may be, for example, the 30 th floor of the building.

In the change floor 103, passengers can change between the first elevator shaft 111, 112, 113, 114 of the first part of elevator system 110 and the second elevator shaft 121, 122, 123, 124 of the second part of elevator system 120. Passengers can change or transfer between the first car 115 of the first portion of the elevator system 110 and the second car 125 of the second portion of the elevator system 120, among other things, in the change floor 103.

The change floor 103 is located between the middle floor 102 and the upper floor 104, preferably in the middle area between the middle floor 102 and the upper floor 104, particularly preferably in the middle or at least substantially in the middle between the middle floor 102 and the upper floor 104. In the example shown, the change floor 103 is, for example, the 15 th floor of a building.

Thus, between the change floor 103 and the intermediate floor 102 there is a first number of floors which is four, which is the same as the second number of floors located between the change floor 103 and the upper floor 104, and which is also four.

Within the scope of the present invention, it is recognized that it is particularly advantageous that the change floors 103 changed between the shuttle or docking system 110 and the partial groups 120 are located between the floors 102 and 104 between which the partial groups 120 extend.

Passengers or passenger flows can thus be efficiently allocated in the change floor 103. Thus, the transport process can be performed faster and more passengers can be transported in a shorter time. The efficiency and the transport capacity or conveying capacity of the elevator system 100 can thus be increased considerably.

It is also conceivable, for example, to provide a change floor 103 for the purpose of allowing the cars 115, 125 to be changed between different first elevator shafts 111, 112, 113, 114 of the first elevator system part 110 and different second elevator shafts 121, 122, 123, 124 of the second elevator system part 120.

In order to transport a first passenger from the entrance floor 101 to floor 11 and a second passenger from the entrance floor 101 to floor 16, for example in an elevator system 100, both passengers first enter the same car 101 in the entrance floor 101, for example in the elevator shaft 111 of the first part of the elevator system.

The first car 115 is used to perform a first part of the transportation process from the entrance floor 101 to the change floor 103. Where two passengers leave the first car.

The first passenger then enters one of the second cars 125 in the second elevator hoistway 122 and is transported in that hoistway 122 to floor 11 during the second portion of the transport.

In contrast, a second passenger enters one of the second cars 125, for example, in the second elevator shaft 121 and is transported in the elevator shaft 121 to the 16 th floor during a second part of the transport.

In fig. 2, an elevator system 100 according to another preferred embodiment of the invention is schematically shown. Like reference numbers in the figures refer to identical or structurally similar elements.

In the example of fig. 2, the elevator system 100 has another third part-elevator system 220, which extends above the upper floor 104 and thus above the second part-elevator system 120. The third partial elevator system 220 is designed similarly to the second partial elevator system 120 and is designed as another partial group.

In the example shown, the third partial elevator system 220 has four third elevator hoistways 221, 222, 223, 224, which each extend between two floors 202, 204 located above the upper floor 104. Similar to the second portion of the elevator system 120, the third portion of the elevator system 220 is also designed as a variable-hoistway multi-car system, wherein a plurality of third cars 225 may be changed between third elevator hoistways 221, 222, 223, 224, e.g., in the 202 and 204 floors.

As described above, the second elevator hoistway 121, 122, 123, 124 extends between the 10 th floor 102 and the 20 th floor 104. The third elevator shaft 221, 222, 223, 224 extends, for example, between the 21 st floor 202 and the 30 th floor 204, the 30 th floor in this example simultaneously corresponding to the end floor 105 of the first elevator shaft 111, 112, 113, 114.

Thus, the second partial elevator system 120 is provided as a first partial group for the area between the 10 th floor and the 20 th floor, while the third partial elevator system 220 is provided as a second partial group for the area between the 21 st floor and the 30 th floor.

The second change floor 203 is provided similarly to the change floor 103 so that passengers can make changes between the first elevator shaft 111, 112, 113, 114 of the first part of the elevator system 110 and the third elevator shaft 221, 222, 223, 224 of the third part of the elevator system 220. Passengers can change or transfer between the first car 115 of the first portion of the elevator system 110 and the third car 225 of the third portion of the elevator system 220, among other things, in the second change floor 203.

The second change floor 203 is located between the floors 202 and 204 between which the third elevator shaft 221, 222, 223, 224 extends, preferably in the middle area between the floors 202 and 204, particularly preferably in the middle or at least substantially in the middle between the floors 202 and 204. In the example of fig. 2, the second modified floor 203 is, for example, the 25 th floor of a building.

Thus, there is a first number of floors of three between the second change floor 203 and the floor 202, and a second number of floors of four between the second change floor 203 and the floor 204. Thus, the first number and the second number differ by only one floor.

Thus, in the example of fig. 2, the first partial elevator system 110 is provided as a shuttle system or a docking system for both the first partial group or second partial elevator system 120 and the second partial group or third partial elevator system 220.

For example, the second part-elevator system 120 and the third part-elevator system 220 can also be operated in combination with one another, so that the second car 125 and the third car 225 can be in the second elevator shaft 121, 122, 123, 124 or in the third elevator shaft 221, 222, respectively,

223. 224 and may be altered between these hoistways.

Description of the reference numerals

100 elevator system

101 lower floor

102 middle floor

103 changing floor

104 upper floor

105 terminal floor

106 service floors

110 first part of elevator system, shuttle system or docking system

111 first elevator shaft

112 first elevator shaft

113 first elevator shaft

114 first elevator shaft

115 first car

120 second part of elevator system, partial group

121 second elevator shaft

122 second elevator shaft

123 second elevator shaft

124 second elevator shaft

125 second car

202 floor

203 second change floor

204 floor

220 third part of elevator system, second partial group

221 third elevator shaft

222 third elevator shaft

223 third elevator shaft

224 third elevator hoistway

225 third car

The claims (modification according to treaty clause 19)

1. Elevator system (100) comprising

A first part of an elevator system (110) having at least one first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114) extending from a lower floor (101) to an end floor (105) and having at least one first car (115) movable in the at least one first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114),

a second part of the elevator system (120) having at least one variable-hoistway multi-car system having at least two second elevator hoistways (121, 122, 123, 124) extending from the middle floor (102) to the upper floor (104) and having at least one second car (125) moving in the at least two second elevator hoistways (121, 122, 123, 124),

a third part of an elevator system (220) having at least one variable-hoistway multi-car system, said system having at least two third elevator hoistways (221, 222, 223, 224) extending between two floors (202, 204) above an upper floor (104), and having at least one third car (225) moving in at least two of said third elevator hoistways (221, 222, 223, 224),

wherein the upper floor (104) is above the middle floor (102), the lower floor (101) is below the middle floor (102),

wherein the at least one change floor (103) is constructed for allowing passengers to change between a first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114) of at least one of the first part-elevator systems (110) and at least two second elevator shafts (121, 122, 123, 124) of the second part-elevator system (120), and

wherein at least one of the change floors (103) is located between a middle floor (102) and an upper floor (104),

wherein at least one second change floor (203) is provided for enabling passengers to change between a first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114) of at least one of the first partial elevator systems (110) and a third elevator shaft (221, 222, 223, 224) of at least two of the at least one third partial elevator system (220), and

wherein the second change floor (203) of at least one is located between two floors (202, 204) between which the third elevator shafts (221, 222, 223, 224) of at least two extend, and

wherein the variable-hoistway multi-car system of at least one of the second part of the elevator systems (120) and the variable-hoistway multi-car system of at least one of the third part of the elevator systems (220) can be operated in combination so that

At least one second car (125) and at least one third car (225) are movable in at least two second elevator shafts (121, 122, 123, 124) and at least two third elevator shafts (221, 222, 223, 224), respectively, and

at least one of the second cars (125) and at least one of the third cars (225) are changed between at least two of the second elevator hoistways (121, 122, 123, 124) and at least two of the third elevator hoistways (221, 222, 223, 224), respectively.

2. Elevator system (100) according to claim 1, wherein the change floor (103) of at least one is located in an intermediate area between the intermediate floor (102) and the upper floor (104), in particular in the middle or at least substantially in the middle between the intermediate floor (102) and the upper floor (104).

3. The elevator system (100) of claim 1 or 2, wherein in the second partial elevator system (120) the at least one second car (125) is alterable between at least two second elevator hoistways (121, 122, 123, 124).

4. Elevator system (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the intermediate floor (102) and/or the upper floor (104) are each arranged such that the at least one second car (125) can be changed between at least two second elevator hoistways (121, 122, 123, 124).

5. The elevator system (100) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the first portion elevator system (110) has at least one single car system.

6. The elevator system (100) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the first partial elevator system (110) has at least one double-deck car system.

7. The elevator system (100) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the first portion elevator system (110) has at least one multi-car system.

8. The elevator system (100) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the first portion of the elevator system (110) has at least one variable-hoistway multi-car system.

9. The elevator system (100) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one change floor (103) is configured to enable passengers to change between the at least one first car (115) and the at least one second car (125).

10. Elevator system (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein at least one change floor (103) is provided for enabling a car (115, 125) to be changed between a first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114) of at least one of the first part of elevator systems (110) and a second elevator shaft (121, 122, 123, 124) of at least two of the second part of elevator systems (120).

11. The elevator system (100) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the first partial elevator system (110) is designed as a conveying system for a second partial elevator system (120).

12. Elevator system (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the lower floor (101) is an entrance floor.

13. Elevator system (100) according to any one of the preceding claims,

wherein an end floor is at least one of the change floors (103), in particular the uppermost change floor of at least one of the change floors (103), or

Wherein the end floor is a floor (105) located above at least one of the change floors (103), in particular above an upper floor (104).

14. Method for performing a transportation process from a starting floor to a destination floor in an elevator system (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein

Performing a first part of the transport process from a starting floor to at least one change floor (103) in a first elevator shaft (111, 112, 113, 114) of at least one of the first part of the elevator system (110),

in at least one of the change floors (103), a change is made between a first elevator shaft (111, 112, 123, 114) of at least one of the first partial elevator systems (110) and a second elevator shaft (121, 122, 123, 124) of at least two of the second partial elevator systems (120), and

a second part of the transport process from the at least one change floor (103) to the destination floor is carried out in at least two second elevator shafts (121, 122, 123, 124) of a second part of the elevator system (120).

15. Method for performing a transportation process from a starting floor to a destination floor in an elevator system (100) according to any of claims 1-12, wherein

Performing a first part of the transport process from the starting floor to at least one change floor (103) in at least two second elevator shafts (121, 122, 123, 124) of a second part of the elevator system (120),

in at least one change floor (103), a change is made between at least two second elevator shafts (121, 122, 123, 124) of the second part of elevator system (120) and at least one first elevator shaft (111, 112, 123, 114) of the first part of elevator system (110), and

a second part of the transport process from the at least one change floor (103) to the destination floor is carried out in a first elevator shaft (111, 112, 123, 114) of at least one of the first part of the elevator system (110).